Background

Dr. Christian J. Näther, Ph.D. is Founding Partner and Partner of EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH. Dr. Näther was a Partner of Healthcare, Retail & Consumer and Financial & Business Services sectors - Germany and Director at Apax Partners LLP. He became Partner in 2004 and Equity Partner in 2007 and was Co-Head of Apax's Munich office. He joined EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH in 2001. He serves as Member of the Supervisory Board at D+S Europe AG. Dr. Näther focuses on investments ... in retail and consumer sector and family businesses. He had gathered experience in the retail and consumer goods sector for McKinsey, where Dr. Näther worked as a Partner since 1993 for eight years. In 1998, Dr. Näther founded a chain of health stores, that today deals with more than 100 public swimming baths in Germany. The investment expert from Gräfelfing in Bavaria started his career at the Hypo Bank and served as an Investment Manager from 1985 to 1987. Dr. Näther serves as a Director of D+S Europe AG, LR Health and Beaytu Systems GMBH, Autobahn Tank & Rast Holdings and Takko. He served as Director of PVH Corp. He served as a Director of Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. He is the author of several publications about strategy development. Dr. Näther received a Business Administration and a Ph.D. degree in Strategic Management from the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich.

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